William Jeffery West is charged with murder in the death of his 42-year-old wife, Kathleen West, whose body was found in the street outside her home on Jan. 13.Calera Police Chief Sean Lemley said Thursday she died of blunt force trauma to the head.Court documents released Friday list the weapon as a bottle of Lucid absinthe. Lemley said Jeffery West was a suspect from the very beginning of the investigation. The chief said they received their final piece of evidence from the state forensic department on Tuesday and handed over their findings to the district attorney. A warrant was obtained and Jeffrey West was arrested at his home Thursday morning. He was booked into the Shelby County Jail on a $500,000 bond.Kathleen West described herself as a full-time wife and mother on Facebook, but lived another life elsewhere on social media. With a resemblance to Marilyn Monroe, West called herself an exhibitionist and posted risque photos that subscribers could pay to see.

William Jeffery West is charged with murder in the death of his 42-year-old wife, Kathleen West, whose body was found in the street outside her home on Jan. 13.

Calera Police Chief Sean Lemley said Thursday she died of blunt force trauma to the head.

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Court documents released Friday list the weapon as a bottle of Lucid absinthe.

Lemley said Jeffery West was a suspect from the very beginning of the investigation. The chief said they received their final piece of evidence from the state forensic department on Tuesday and handed over their findings to the district attorney. A warrant was obtained and Jeffrey West was arrested at his home Thursday morning. He was booked into the Shelby County Jail on a $500,000 bond.

Kathleen West described herself as a full-time wife and mother on Facebook, but lived another life elsewhere on social media. With a resemblance to Marilyn Monroe, West called herself an exhibitionist and posted risque photos that subscribers could pay to see.